Maximiliano Nino Mrs. Davis English Expository 3 March 2015 The Downfall of Big Brother The novel 1984, written by George Orwell, leaves the reader with an important question in mind. How did the government of Big Brother come to an end? Many will have theories of how such thing happened, but all theories can easily be narrowed down to four possibilities. In the novel, Emmanuel Goldstein explains with his book that the downfall of a government can be due to either: the takeover by a more powerful force, the inefficiency of the government to rule which causes the masses to revolt, the rising of the middle class which overthrows the higher classes and takes over, or the government losing interest in ruling and leaving power. However, the most ideal theory for how Big Brother came to an end is that the middle class, also known as the Outer Party, overthrew the government themselves and took over the power.
Cassidy Moss Romaguera English IV: E 13 October 2013 The Exploitation of Love and Technology In the Dystopian novels 1984 and Brave New World, George Orwell and Aldous Huxley create atmospheres that consist of their prediction of the future. “1984” and Brave New World contain totalitarian governments that encompass distorted views on the way societies should behave. Although the two leaders in the novels, Big Brother and His Fordship, carry out their regulations differently, the idea of how to control a society remains consistent. The key to maintain and establish a successful totalitarian society is through controlling the ideology toward personal relations and correctly using the advancement of technology for the “common good”. In 1984, Big Brother advocates a totalitarian society through controlling love and relationships.
The book 1984 is written by George Orwell and was published in 1949 as a prediction of what would happen if Britain was run by totalitarian government. Specifically, the SparkNote’s 1984: Themes, Motifs, & Symbols, “1984 is a political novel written with the purpose of warning readers in the West of the dangers of totalitarian government.” Signifies the point. The story of this book is one man, Winston, against the whole government. Winston is rebelling against the party on his own and trying to survive. Then he meets Julia, fellow co-worker, who is also against the party.
The novel reveals how Winston comes to the point of seeking rebellion against Big Brother, which eventually leads to his arrest, torture, and brain-washing so that he submits to the Party. 1984 was first challenged
George Orwell uses these allusions to help paint a picture of the totalitarian government that “The Party,” associated with “Big Brother,” imposed upon all the citizens of Oceana, including Winston Smith. According to Britannica Online, Totalitarianism is characterized by “strong central rule that attempts to control and direct all aspects of individual life through coercion and repression.” People of Oceana were under many forms of oppression. The most apparent and present form of this oppression is “Big Brother.” The phrase “Big Brother is watching” is stated throughout the novel to instill fear within Winston and the other citizens of Oceana. “The Party” implements a wide array of tactics to domesticate the average human. These forms of brainwashing included the mental bombardment of propaganda through the two way televisions, as well as posters of Big Brother with the message “Big Brother is watching.” These constant
Harrison is the son of Hazel and George he is fourteen years old and was arrested for trying to overthrow the government. 2. I think it means that people can sometimes get carried away into feeling awful. 3. Some people like to use lies, steal, or use hatred toward others to make people feel equal.
Betrayal is the act of using treachery or disloyalty to expose an enemy. In 1984, by George Orwell, the nature of betrayal was often portrayed in the society of Oceania through government manipulation and through the acts of the characters, like Julia, who betrayed Winston. To the novel as a whole, betrayal contributed to the overall helplessness of the characters and possibility of what can happen to future society. In 1984, betrayal demonstrated how no amount of love or loyalty to someone or something could overcome Big Brothers government. In 1984, Julia and Winston not only demonstrated how they betrayed each other but also how they betrayed their own values.
Adanna Nwaro December 12, 2008 English, Pd.4 Mr. Forbes To Kill a Mockingbird Common Task In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee shows that Tom Robinson feels pressure from the society because of his strength and his race. This implies relationship between societal pressures and a character’s reactions. On page 196 he is pressured in court, by Mr. Gilmer who accuses him of raping Mayella with specific and gruel questions. During Tom Robinson’s trial, Mr. Gilmer points out that Robinson is good at busting up chiffarobes and he tries to force Tom into admitting he raped Mayella. Mr. Gilmer says, “Strong enough to choke a breath out of a woman and sling her to the floor.” This shows that Tom Robinson is pressured
Authoritarian governments control their people by stripping them of their individuality and liberty of free time. George Orwell’s 1984 is a dystopian novel about a government that has a firm hold on its citizen’s thoughts and actions. In this essay I am going to prove that although The Party watches and controls the way of life of its citizens, sometimes there are loop holes in their system. In this paragraph I am going to prove that the Party controls the people of Oceana by forcing them to attend organized groups and activities. The Party creates these groups and activities to replace free time.
Is it fair, that if he or she doesn’t love Big brother, then he or she must get vaporized? These are a few of the many harsh, cruel and biased rules that the society bashes upon the mere thirteen percent of the Outer Party versus the two percent of the Inner Party, and the 85 percent of the proles! The Inner Party enforces the implementation of an invented language called Newspeak,